Last day of school!

Well, we have come to the final day of school at last! My six year old will finish his final history lesson today. He's already done with Math, Language Arts, Science and Art. My nine year old will just be done for a while, even though he's not through all his Math lessons yet. We'll pick up the last few in August.

Why stop now? Well, here in PA, if you're homeschooling you must wait until July 1 to begin counting hours for the new school year. My oldest already has all his hours for this year. So I'll just wait and pick some up for next year. We need a break, desperately.

In the meantime, I went to see my counselor yesterday and he had scored a test I gave him which rated my nine year old for ADHD. Guess what? He tested very, very high. Yeah, it's confirmed now. Of course, this was just a preliminary test. I'll be taking him in for more extensive testing and a more specific diagnosis. Fortunately, the psychiatrists at that office are not only specialists in ADHD, they are also Christians. So I'm very confident in taking him there that they won't give me a bunch of off-the-wall suggestions, or just medicate him straight off.

This is such a load off my mind. He has always been a difficult child. I always felt like, Oh well, this is the child God gave me, I just have to deal. But I felt very alone in doing that. No one else sees the side of him that hubby and I see, and I'm glad for that, but it can be very isolating. I know if he were in public school, he'd have been labeled and pigeon-holed by now, and I am so grateful that I have the chance to make this diagnosis into a positive thing for him. As the doctor said to me last night, this is not a death sentence. Some of the most successful people he knows have had ADHD and not been diagnosed until they were adults. Catching it now just gives him an even better chance for success.

Say a prayer for us as we embark on this journey of discovery!